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Liverpool road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,718 road traffic collisions in Liverpool in 1997, and 4,129 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 263 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1996 (2,648), and casualties rose from 3,944.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 90,801 collisions in Liverpool.

Collisions in 1997
2,718
Up 3% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
4,129
Up 5% on 1996
Fatal collisions
21
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
263
9.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Liverpool in 1997

0.8% of collisions in Liverpool in 1997 were fatal and 9.7% serious, against 1.2% and 14% in Liverpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal210.8%
  • Serious2639.7%
  • Slight2,43490%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal220.5%
  • Serious3017.3%
  • Slight3,80692%

Liverpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Liverpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,188 in 1993. 1997 is highlighted, with 2,718, up 3% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20258531,130
20248411,013
20239311,119
20229811,193
20218851,071
2020703876
20199071,143
20189171,176
20179271,231
20161,0481,501
20151,1371,565
20141,2441,818
20131,0611,507
20121,3242,062
20111,2141,779
20101,3342,077
20091,2771,975
20081,4252,228
20071,5512,389
20061,7182,594
20052,0213,037
20042,1423,185
20032,0293,059
20022,2443,418
20012,4693,732
20002,7884,067
19992,8474,138
19982,8934,242
19972,7184,129
19962,6483,944
19952,6503,779
19942,9324,347
19933,1884,711
19923,0384,366
19912,9814,295
19902,8384,033
19892,7033,697
19882,4053,237
19872,5523,301
19862,4283,095
19852,3332,949
19842,4002,986
19832,2082,701
19822,3172,909
19812,1282,615
19802,2102,700
19792,4133,033

When and where crashes happen in Liverpool in 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday393 (14%)
  • Tuesday391 (14%)
  • Wednesday382 (14%)
  • Thursday433 (16%)
  • Friday439 (16%)
  • Saturday387 (14%)
  • Sunday293 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59125 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5945 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59244 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59351 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59519 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59749 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59465 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59220 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January197 (7.2%)
  • February209 (7.7%)
  • March218 (8%)
  • April255 (9.4%)
  • May223 (8.2%)
  • June230 (8.5%)
  • July234 (8.6%)
  • August197 (7.2%)
  • September222 (8.2%)
  • October240 (8.8%)
  • November256 (9.4%)
  • December237 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,011 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit608 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit39 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown35 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,148 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds371 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds52 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds37 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other32 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded60 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,920 (71%)
  • Wet or damp774 (28%)
  • Frost or ice13 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep8 (0.3%)
  • Snow3 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph2,425 (89%)
  • 40 mph274 (10%)
  • 50 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 70 mph8 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,672 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway836 (31%)
  • One way street or slip road123 (4.5%)
  • Roundabout69 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded18 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Liverpool in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant2,457 (60%)
  • Pedestrian717 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant301 (7.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant209 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist196 (4.7%)
  • Motorcyclist99 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant70 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant47 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant18 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5174 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 10235 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 15272 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20457 (11%)
  • 21 to 25539 (13%)
  • 26 to 351,047 (25%)
  • 36 to 45619 (15%)
  • 46 to 55358 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 65217 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 75129 (3.1%)
  • Over 7582 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,909 (46%)
  • Passenger1,503 (36%)
  • Pedestrian717 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car3,752 (77%)
  • Bus or coach249 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car249 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle195 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes160 (3.3%)
  • Motorcycle113 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes87 (1.8%)
  • Minibus30 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle26 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Liverpool in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 in Liverpool

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Liverpool ranked among 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Liverpool had the 3rd most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
3rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
4th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
24th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Liverpool with the most crashes in 1997

The A580 had the most collisions in Liverpool in 1997: 190, including 1 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Liverpool, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA580190306121
2ndA5058163246121
3rdA57150233118
4thA59133217211
5thA561121169115
6thA56211317109
7thB517879102114
8thA50496411806
9thA5047629516
10thA5038487127
11thA5089396004
12thA5036346003
13thA506336206
14thB5171284302
15thB5187284901
16thA5080254101
17thB5173253201
18thB5175233201
19thB5179202902
20thA5039172300

Towns in Liverpool: crashes in 1997

Liverpool itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 2,670.

Postcode districts in Liverpool: crashes in 1997

L4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Liverpool in 1997: 281.

Latest crashes in Liverpool in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Liverpool in 1997, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Liverpool road accidents in other years